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July’s going to be an exciting month for my new novel – 2 book launches in 2 towns. We’re launching at the Women’s Bookshop in Auckland on 3 July, then at Taupo Museum on the 17th. News, too, that I’ll … Continue reading →

Sending out review copies of my novel this week, out into the world! Scary-exciting. And here’s the cover (or at least, a condensed version), featuring Max White’s amazing image from the Tongariro River.

I’ve just started reading The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon and his novel features the ‘Cemetery of Forgotten Books’ – here’s how the father describes the place to his son: “Every book, every volume you see here, … Continue reading →

Am reviewing So Far by David Trubridge, the NZ designer, for National Radio this month. Some words I’ve found particularly inspiring, on risk taking: “You have to break free from conventions, avoid the comfortable, launch out into uncharted territory and … Continue reading →

The Bateman New Zealand Writer’s Handbook – 6th edition, which I have edited – is due to be released on 1 March, yay. To celebrate, I’m running two events for NZ Book Month, and hope to see heaps of enthusiastic … Continue reading →